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John Victor Shea III (born April 14, 1949) is an American Emmy award-winning actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret. Later on in the 2000s he starred on the series Mutant X as Adam Kane. Shea was born in North Conway, New Hampshire and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts in a family of five. His parents were Elizabeth Mary (née Fuller) and Dr. John Victor Shea, Jr., who was a teacher, coach and later an assistant Superintendent of Schools. Shea received his early training at Bates College, where he performed on the varsity debating and football teams and co-edited the college literary magazine before graduating with a BA in 1970. He studied acting and directing at the Yale School of Drama with Dean Robert Brustein, gaining an MFA in Directing in 1973. During his time at the School of Drama, he also performed at the Yale Repertory Theatre. John has been married twice. He and his first wife, Laura Pettibone, had one child together, Jake. He and his current wife, Melissa, have two children, Miranda and Caiden.
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shea
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